I'm loving seeing the Saints bounce back this year. It's even better that it only took five games to get a four game lead in the division.

I'm just wondering how many armored trucks filled with gold bars it's going to take to resign Graham. On Sunday, Brees to Graham was 10-for-10 for 135 yards. What is even more impressive is that it's not just short routes, he is burning defenses deep. If he has a linebacker on him he just runs right past them. If he has a corner or safety on him, he just posts up and overpowers them on jump balls.

He's not just the #1 TE. He's leading all receivers in catches and yards.

Quasar:I don't particularly care for Romo but when a QB is putting up those ridiculous stats and still loses the game, it is all on their defense.

Yep. Heard one of our sports radio talking heads this morning say that the Cowboys' defense should all be begging Romo's forgiveness this week. It's absolutely silly how much they failed their team this week. The Broncos punted zero times during that game. ZERO

On a note related to football itself, this Cards defense is being pissed away by the worst offensive squad the NFL can muster for the second time in two years. Fitz is playing at a pedestrian level and the only time good things happen is when Andre Ellington gets the ball. At least not-Levi Brown didn't held his own this game.

neuroflare:On a note related to football itself, this Cards defense is being pissed away by the worst offensive squad the NFL can muster for the second time in two years. Fitz is playing at a pedestrian level and the only time good things happen is when Andre Ellington gets the ball. At least not-Levi Brown didn't held his own this game.

Di Atribe:Quasar: I don't particularly care for Romo but when a QB is putting up those ridiculous stats and still loses the game, it is all on their defense.

Yep. Heard one of our sports radio talking heads this morning say that the Cowboys' defense should all be begging Romo's forgiveness this week. It's absolutely silly how much they failed their team this week. The Broncos punted zero times during that game. ZERO

And is it just me, or have you been MIA lately?

I don't have a tv near my home computer so I can't spam the game day threads as much, and Tfd threads haven't been that interesting of late.

But dem Cowboys... close game against the top of the league. They definitely surprised me.

Hm, nyess, if you listen closely enough, you can almost hear the whistle of the Giants falling rapidly through the atmosphere. Oh how the mighty have fallen. And check out those Chieftains, eh? They're gonna get altitude sickness from ascending so quickly. Good jorb, you lovable rascals.

Stupid metastats no one cares about except for me and exactly one other person:

Change from Week 1 to this week:One 20 point drop:FalconsOne16 point jump: Chiefs

One team is right back where they started: Patriots

Change from last week to this week:Two 6 point drops:Falcons & DolphinsOne 6 point jump: Eagles. Really?

Five teams did not change rank

Number of times rankings have changed:1 team has changed once: Jaguars13 teams have changed 5 times (max). Down from 16 teams last week who had moved the maximum number of times

Agreed. Jones is out for the season. White has a bad ankle and hamstring. Without either of those two, Gonzales can expect quadruple vice coverage on every play. He's just going to get mugged the second the ball gets snapped.

The Cardinals sent heavy pressure after Cam Newton on Sunday. In the last three quarters, Newton was 5-of-14 with three interceptions and six sacks against added pressure.

Daryl Washington's return after a 4 gamer was HUGE. problem is, he's facing a Octoberish (?) hearing on an off-season Domestic Violence / Assault allegation that some believe still exposes him to NFL discipline.

Palmer looked pretty bad and during the game, I wrote, "gota wonder if Arians pulls him" which did not happen. but with 11 games left and the team a rather surprising 3-2, if Palmer keeps slapdicking around such that it puts games in jeopardy and a deep 2014 NFL draft class, I woner if Palmer sticks around. the 'chise will have to make a decision by week 8: are we playing for a WC berth or should we consider the draft?

I mean, yeah, we're going into Week 6, but the Cards at 3-2 are one of a host of 3-2 teams that on paper have a wild card at minimum hope, noting is is rather LUDICROUS to discuss anything playoff related this early. My point is, if Palmer keeps playing Palmerball but with a pretty awesome defense, who is the joke really on, here?

rickythepenguin:The Cardinals sent heavy pressure after Cam Newton on Sunday. In the last three quarters, Newton was 5-of-14 with three interceptions and six sacks against added pressure.

Daryl Washington's return after a 4 gamer was HUGE. problem is, he's facing a Octoberish (?) hearing on an off-season Domestic Violence / Assault allegation that some believe still exposes him to NFL discipline.

Palmer looked pretty bad and during the game, I wrote, "gota wonder if Arians pulls him" which did not happen. but with 11 games left and the team a rather surprising 3-2, if Palmer keeps slapdicking around such that it puts games in jeopardy and a deep 2014 NFL draft class, I woner if Palmer sticks around. the 'chise will have to make a decision by week 8: are we playing for a WC berth or should we consider the draft?

I mean, yeah, we're going into Week 6, but the Cards at 3-2 are one of a host of 3-2 teams that on paper have a wild card at minimum hope, noting is is rather LUDICROUS to discuss anything playoff related this early. My point is, if Palmer keeps playing Palmerball but with a pretty awesome defense, who is the joke really on, here?

Palmer does not have a quick release. The Oline cannot protect him long enough for him to be effective. Unless they go to a shorter passing game, or heavily rely on the running game to set him up, he won't last past week 10.

ESPN is full of haters. No respect for the Niners after they have now smacked around 2 teams, 2 weeks in a row! These power rankings are garbage anyway and anyone who tried to use them to create some kind of narrative is delusional.

Nadie_AZ:Palmer does not have a quick release. The Oline cannot protect him long enough for him to be effective. Unless they go to a shorter passing game, or heavily rely on the running game to set him up, he won't last past week 10.

This. We all knew Palmer was a temporary answer at QB and he's still better than the pathetic excuses for QBs we've had since Warner retired. But he can't operate with that O-Line being a sieve. But at least Not Levi Brown was good on Sunday.